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Sword of the Demon Hunter

2025 · 1 season

A somber, century-spanning meditation on grief and the weight of a blade, unfolding patiently with eerie supernatural undertones.

Genres
Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Taku Yashiro, Reina Ueda, Saori Hayami
Overview
Jinta journeys through a century-spanning epic, all while questioning why he wields a sword.

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  • Hidive Amazon Channel
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Genres
Animation, Drama, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Taku Yashiro, Reina Ueda, Saori Hayami
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • fate
  • memory
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour2
Realism4
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
animation, drama, sci-fi & fantasy
Starring
Taku Yashiro, Reina Ueda, Saori Hayami, Hiroshi Shirokuma, Yui Kondo
Music
Ryuichi Takada, Kuniyuki Takahashi
Cinematography
Ryohei Miyasaka
Length
1 seasons, 24 episodes
Network
TOKYO MX
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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